Influencing the public agenda in the social media era: Questioning the role of mainstream political journalism from the digital landscape

2021 ◽  
pp. 322-329
Author(s):  
Andreu Casero-Ripollés
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Journalism ◽  
Public Agenda ◽  
The Social ◽  
Digital Landscape

Agenda-setting in a social media age

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Carazo-Barrantes
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Agenda ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
Setting Theory

Abstract This paper analyzes the role of social media in electoral processes and contemporary political life. We analyze Costa Rica’s 2018 presidential election from an agenda-setting perspective, studying the media, the political and the public agendas, and their relationships. We explore whether social media, Facebook specifically, can convey an agenda-setting effect; if social media public agenda differs from the traditional MIP public agenda; and what agenda-setting methodologies can benefit from new approaches in the social media context. The study revealed that social media agendas are complex and dynamic and, in this case, did not present an agenda-setting effect. We not only found that the social media public agenda does not correlate with the conventional MIP public agenda, but that neither does the media online agenda and the media’s agenda on Facebook. Our exploration of more contemporary methods like big data, social network analysis (SNA), and social media mining point to them as necessary complements to the traditional methodological proposal of agenda-setting theory which have become insufficient to explain the current media environment.

scholarly journals Ayo Menikah (Muda)! : Mediatisasi Ajaran Islam di Media Sosial

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Izmy Khumairoh
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Traditional Institutions ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Role Of Religion

Abstract This article analyzes the close relationship between religion (i.e. religious discourses in the context of everyday life) and modernization (i.e. the intensive and excessive use of social media in society). This article is based on literature and social media review—in particular it reviews on how the role of religion changed drastically due to mediatization process that occurs in the public sphere; as well as how the social media plays a dynamic role in society. This article concludes that the new image of religion as shown in mass media and social media demonstrates its shifting power from traditional institutions to mass and social media. Religious value immerses into every aspect of the everyday life and the religious aura; and this phenomenon neglects the secularization theory. Keywords: anthropology, social media, marriage, Islam  Abstrak Artikel ini menganalisis hubungan erat antara agama (yaitu wacana keagamaan dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari) dan modernisasi (yaitu penggunaan media sosial yang intensif dan eksesif dalam masyarakat). Analisis berdasar pada studi literatur dan observasi di dunia maya - termasuk beberapa akun media sosial dan interaksi antara netizen - terutama bahasan mengenai perubahan peran agama yang drastis akibat proses mediatisasi yang di ranah publik; sebagaimana media memainkan peran dinamis dalam masyarakat. Artikel ini menyimpulkan bahwa citra baru agama, yang terpampang di media massa dan media sosial, mencerminkan pergeseran kekuasaan agama dari institusi tradisional ke media. Nilai-nilai agama terus menemukan celah untuk memasuki setiap aspek kehidupan dan mencakup aspek aura agama sehingga fenomena ini tidak sesuai dengan teori sekulerisasi. Kata kunci: antropologi, media sosial, pernikahan, Islam

The Social Media Politicians

2020 ◽  
pp. 272-286
Author(s):  
Víctor Hernández-Santaolalla
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Political Candidates ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Lives ◽  
The Social

Social media brings to the forefront two very important factors to today's politics: the prominent role of the internet and the importance of personalisation which is closely tied to a tendency of political candidates to overexpose their private lives. This does not mean that the candidate becomes more relevant than the political party or the ideological platforms thereof, but the interest tends to fall on the candidate's lifestyle; on their personal characteristics and their most intimate surroundings, which blurs the line between the public and private spheres. Online profiles are used as a showcase for the public agenda of the politician at the same time as they gather, on a daily basis, the thoughts, tastes and leisure time activities of the candidates. This chapter offers a reflection of the ways in which political leaders develop their digital narratives, and how they use the social media environment to approach citizens.

scholarly journals The Socio-Political Role of Zombie Categories. A Case Study of the Referendum Amending Article 48 of The Romanian Constitution (6-7 October 2018)

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Georgeta Ghebrea
Keyword(s):  
Risk Society ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Traditional Family ◽  
Political Role ◽  
Public Agenda ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of

Our scope was to explain the failure of the Referendum on the revision of Article 48 of the Romanian Constitution, regarding the definition of family (held in 2018 and known as the "traditional family referendum"). We hypothesized that in Romania the traditional family has become a "zombie" category, unable to produce an authentic mobilization of the social-political actors. Still, the traditional family represents an anchor that counteracts insecurity and anxiety caused by the "risk society" in which we live. This function is capitalized by social-political actors as a source of their legitimation. Our understanding was based on the processual analysis of this issue on the public agenda, from inflammation to extinction. This analysis clearly showed the process of gradual demobilization of the actors involved.

scholarly journals The role of the specialized pages of social media in strengthening civil peace - The Tech for Peace as a model

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
سعد سلمان عبد الله ◽  
حنين سعد سلمان
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Protest ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Main Question ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Work ◽  
And Performance ◽  
False News

The process of combating rumors through specialized pages in of social media, including what is published on The Tech for Peace page of Facebook, is one of the important operations in the leading pages that address rumors and false news as one of the major problems facing media work in our world today, as it aims To strengthen civil peace by highlighting the standards of accuracy and fairness in the process of transmitting news in an ethical manner, and addressing everything that is harmful to the reputation and performance of individuals, groups, institutions or countries according to the goals planned by the promoters of rumors and false news. The problem of this study is summarized in a main question: What is the role of the specialized pages of Facebook in strengthening civil peace in Iraq? In this research, the two researchers followed the survey method; In order to analyze the contents of the rumors that were verified before the (Tech for Peace) page, in order to know the role that the specialized pages play in achieving civil peace. As for the research results, the researchers reached several results, the most important of which are: 1. The results of the analytical study proved that (security rumors) ranked first, as most of the rumors circulating in the Iraqi street during 2019 focused on the issue of murder, abuse and arrests that the social protest movement in Iraq was subjected to, especially after 10/1/2019 through Its greatest component is the youth, who protested against all the service, political, social and other conditions that came as a result of the worsening of the poor relationship between the authority and the public.

scholarly journals VIRTUAL POLITICS: A NEW BRIDGE TOWARDS THE ELECTION OF THE 2019 ELECTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 180-195
Author(s):  
Rr Dinar Soelistyowati
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Presidential Candidates ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Setting Theory ◽  
Research Analysis

The development of life in this millenial era make a lot difference and changes. These also applied to the two things which will be impact on one big event: communication and politics toward Elections 2019. As a result, the conventional political communication system (campaign in the public) what is usually done by presidential candidates start shifting to the new ‘bridge’, that is virtual political communication. The research aims to give a picture about how social media could be a new political communication media in Indonesian political development. The discussion in this article including the function and the role of social media in communicating the presidential candidates’ vision and mission to the public’s mindset also the pattern of public communication as the implementation of political communication in the cyberspace. These findings interpreted inward a vitual political commmunication network which is more flexible in interpret and respond back the presidential candidates’ vision and mission ahead of the Election2019.The study using qualitative method with combining between agenda setting theory with the empathy and homophily theory as the research analysis techniques. These combined theories are needed in analyzing the interraction pattern, both from presidential candidates to the publics and vice versa in the same political situation. The result of this study shows that the two-way communication modelis formed between the presidential candidates and the public through the social mediaoffering a new political communication interraction and strategy, both in presidential candidates’ vision and mission deployment also their working progrms to the public especially for millenial generation and as the public’s reference in judging the presidential candidates’s vision an mission quality and quantity in the Election 2019 contestation.

Journalism and Truth in an Age of Social Media

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Interdisciplinary Work ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Institutions ◽  
Truth Claims ◽  
The Relationship

This edited volume examines how the growth of social media and ancillary computer systems is affecting the relationship between journalism and the pursuit of truth. Experts explore how news is perceived and identified, presented to the public, and how the public responds to news. They consider social media’s effect on the craft of journalism as well as the growing role of algorithms, big data, and automatic content production regimes. The volume’s aim is to confront these issues in a way that will be of enduring relevance; the discussions about contemporary journalism inform current students and help scholars in the future. Chapters reflect on questions such as what is different and what remains the same in journalism’s pursuit of truth now that social media has become such a prominent force in news gathering, dissemination, and reinterpretation? How has reader participation and responses changed? What are the implications for journalistic information gathering and truth claims? What is different now about the social roles of journalists and media institutions? How does interaction between journalists and social media affect democratic practices? The chapters offer a mix of empirical and critical work that reflects on journalism’s past, present, and future roles in our lives and in society. An interdisciplinary work, this volume brings together leading scholars in the fields of journalism and communication studies, philosophy, and the social sciences to explore how we should understand journalism’s changing landscape as it relates to fundamental questions about the role of truth and information in society.

scholarly journals A Study on The Impact of Government Using Social Media as Medium in Sharing Information to Public

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-364
Author(s):  
Masri Abdul Lasi ◽  
Izzat Basiran
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Time Basis ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Impact

Several Studies shows that the used of social media as flatform of communication. The wide use of social media has changed the value of the information and individual role. Social media has been a great platform for knowledge sharing and even getting better as medium of communication and collaboration. The study aimed to examine the Impact of Government Using Social Media as Medium in Sharing Information to Public. The independent variables (Value, Role, Membership, Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration & Intention) of this study were used as primary goals of this research, while the dependent variable is Used of Social Media. The impacts that the users received from the new method, which is the social media that open the opportunity for people to gain tremendous knowledge not only on the past stories where it has become history, but also the current news which is latest and in a real-time basis story and news. The data collected from the quantitative study were distributed to the public in Kuala Lumpur via questionnaires to 150 respondents, since the researchers assume that Kuala Lumpur has a high population density from various population groups.  Statically Package for Social Science (SPSS) were used to analyze the correlation and determining the validity of the hypotheses. This study found that people are not really being impacted from the information shared from government agencies. It is recommended for future researcher to study the link between social media as a medium in sharing information with the aspect that impacted in people daily life and the role of government in controlling the news and information.

scholarly journals Young Farmers’ Cooperation Behavior and the Role of Social Media in Developing Agribusiness

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diah Fitria Widhiningsih ◽  
Sunarru Samsi Hariadi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Public ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Group Cooperation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Supporting Materials

In conducting agribusiness, young farmers are connected with each other in a farmer group. Cooperation becomes the major requirement for maintaining their existence. Furthermore, in the digital era, many people use the internet to help their work and present it to the public through social media. Additionally, to develop their agribusiness, young farmers develop good relationships with extension workers who assist them and connect them to the government. Meanwhile, the government develops policies and supporting materials for young farmers such as fertilizer. Therefore, based on this phenomenon, this quantitative research is aimed at understanding young farmers’ cooperation behavior, especially in using social media in supporting their agribusiness and whether there is difference in cooperation between those utilizing social media and those who do not. It employed 39 young farmers in Kalasan and Prambanan Subdistrict who plant chili as horticulture commodities. It showed that young farmers’ cooperation was described in their activities on seedling, irrigation, crops maintaining, and marketing, but their cooperation practice was not high. On the other hand, they did not always use social media and Kolmogorov Smirnov’s analysis resulted that there was not any difference in cooperation practice due to the social media application. Moreover, not all of them were familiar with social media in the implementation of agribusiness. In this case, they need more assistance from extension workers so they should introduce social media as part of agribusiness to all of young farmers through agricultural extensions to connect young farme the worldwide.

scholarly journals Peran Pendidikan Agama Kristen Dalam Memerangi Berita Hoaks di Media Sosial

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Talizaro Tafonao ◽  
Prasetyo Yuliyanto
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Empirical Observation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Christian Religion ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Society Today

In this study, the author studies the role of Christian religious education in combating hoax on social media. This study begins with the author's empirical observation where these days hoax on social media becomes the main news that is endlessly discussed in public. As a result of many hoaxes on social media, there are many divisions between the people as expressed in this empirical study. If it is carefully observed that the main problem is not in the development of science and technology globally, but the problem is there are every person who uses the technology irresponsibly because humans are too spoiled with various facilities of technological sophistication so that there is no control when someone is free to express opinions in social media. Ironically this freedom is exploited to explore personal and group interests, without seeing the consequences of this dishonourable behaviour. By looking at these various facts, this study presents an effort to provide understanding and education to the public to participate in combating hoax on social media. The purpose of this study is to invite all Christians to contribute and care for the social problems that are troubling society today. Therefore it is time for the role of Christian Religion education to be applied through lifestyles by communicating honestly and get used to using ethics when surfing on social media. Tulisan ini merupakan kajian terhadap peran pendidikan agama kristen dalam memerangi berita hoaks di media sosial. Kajian ini berangkat dari pengamatan penulis secara empiris dimana hari-hari ini berita hoaks di media sosial menjadi berita utama yang tidak habisnya dibicarakan di publik. Akibat dari mewabahnya berita hoaks di media sosial maka tidak sedikit terjadinya perpecahan diantara masyarakat sebagaimana yang diungkapkan dalam tulisan ini seacara empiris. Jika diperhatikan dengan teliti bahwa unsur persolan sebenarnya bukan terletak pada perkembangan ilmu dan teknologi secara global, tetapi persoalannya adalah ada pada setiap oknum yang memanfaatkan teknologi tersebut karena manusia terlalu dimanjakan dengan berbagai fasilitas dari kecanggihan teknologi tersebut sehingga tidak ada kontrol ketika seseorang bebas mengeluarkan berpendapat di media sosial. Dengan melihat berbagai fonomena ini maka tulisan ini hadir sebagai upaya memberi pemahaman dan edukasi kepada masyarakatuntuk ikut berpatisipasi dalam memerangi berita hoaks di media sosial. Tujuan kajian ini mengajak seluruh umat Tuhan untuk berkontribusi dan peduli terhadap persolan-persoalan sosial yang sedang meresahkan masyarakat saat ini.

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